![]() ![]() Memorial Day, Independence Day, Victory Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day. Public transportation may operate on different schedules than usual. that date back to the mid-1800s tell the story of Rhode Islands past. Most banks are closed, but federal offices, including the United States Postal Service, are open. Since it is a state holiday, state and local government offices are closed in Rhode Island. The seven to eight thousand Japanese who had survived the initial battle for the island, which began in April 1945, were engaged in a game of hide and seek. Veteran groups and their supporters observe the holiday, and events may include a commemorative ceremony for veterans. In 1990, Rhode Island General Assembly passed a resolution stating that “Victory Day is not a day to express satisfaction in the destruction and death caused by nuclear bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”ĭespite the controversies, it is believed that such a holiday is needed in remembrance of the sacrifices that veterans made, especially those who were taken as prisoners of war. Rhode Island Department of State Gregg M. While Japanese officials stated that the holiday was harming trade between the two nations, a local Chamber of Commerce official called it “embarrassing.” But, the state of Rhode Island had its defense. In the mid-1980s, with Japan’s economic might growing, there was reportedly a lively debate about whether U.S. Rhode Island has been an outlier with Victory Day since 1975, the year Arkansas lawmakers adopted a new list of legal holidays that left off the state’s Aug. Richard Windsor, a long-serving East Providence Republican, to designate Aug. The continuation of the holiday is also because of the high number of veterans who retired to the state. 1 in 10 Rhode Islanders went to war Rhode Island established Victory Day in March 1948, almost three years after the end of World War II, when the General Assembly passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Although there have been debates concerning this holiday, it remains observed in Rhode Island. In August 1942, the United States mounted its first major amphibious landing in World War II at Guadalcanal, using innovative landing craft built by Higgins Industries in New Orleans. Victory Day, changing its name to World War II Memorial Day. It is said that Rhode Island and Arkansas were the only two states that observed the holiday. Since 1966, the day has been observed on the second Monday in August. Parade from The Paddocks Community Centre to King George V Playing Field where there will be a community fun day. Victory Day was first observed in the state of Rhode Island on August 14, 1948.
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